MirrorsEtruscan4th century BCE
Fragment of a Mirror Handle depicting Hermes
c. 400 BCE
Dimensions
actual: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Professor Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA (by 1966-1995), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums.
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